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Taking primary care continuing professional education to rural areas: lessons from the United Arab Emirates
1Primary Health Care Administration, Ministry of Health, Al Ain Medical District, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. tony.revel@ueaeu.ac.ae
Objective:
To assess the impact of a practice based multidisciplinary educational program.
Design:
A descriptive account of experiences in introducing a new program of continuing professional development.
Setting:
Rural primary health care centres in the United Arab Emirates.
Subjects:
All staff working in the rural health centres.
Results:
The educational intervention proved popular and appeared to effect a behavioural change. Teamwork in the health centres showed a marked improvement.
Conclusion:
A practice-based, multidisciplinary educational program using case-based learning proved to be effective when introduced to rural health centres of a developing country with multiracial health care professionals. .
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